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Message: [QUOTE="Flacusian, post: 1885460, member: 264"] Checking in to the board and looking for any developments on any of the fronts for the bevy of prospective kids we've been courting and looking for any minuscule shred of info that portends reason for enthusiasm has been a tiring exercise with seemingly little reward. I do still however, hold hope that we will get some of the top ranked kids we currently are hoping to land. While thinking about it, the memory of Carmelo's recruitment and the incredible excitement which it created when he committed crept into my thoughts. I still hold out hope for something like that to happen again but at the same time I still hold the belief that the Carmelo Anthony phenomenon was a once in a lifetime event. And as much as the expectations which were held were inflated to astronomical proportions, when he arrived and as the season unfolded it became apparent that Melo was all that he had been advertised to be... and oh so much more. Who can ever forget the chants of "You can't guard him" ? He was, without a doubt the most prolific scorer that I'd ever seen. I remember the early loss to Memphis... and the fact that we were unranked at the start of the season. Many of the games were nail biting, gut wrenching affairs which could have gone either way but as the team matured and they melded into a cohesive unit you got the feeling that the team and our star player were indeed something very, very special. So... now some 13 years later I'm not expecting that we get the #1 player to come on board and wear Orange... but it sure doesn't seem like it's asking too much to get a good portion of the top ranked players that we are currently recruiting. Afterall... we are Syracuse... and we ARE THAT GOOD and we are due! [/QUOTE]

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